United Parishes of Malahide, Portmarnock & St. Doulagh'shttp://malahide.dublin.anglican.org
The website for the Church of Ireland in Malahide, Portmarnock, and Saint Doulagh's, County DublinFri, 18 Jan 2019 13:34:23 +0000en-GBhourly1WEEK OF PRAYER FOR CHRISTIAN UNITYhttp://malahide.dublin.anglican.org/week-of-prayer-for-christian-unity/
Fri, 18 Jan 2019 12:38:50 +0000http://malahide.dublin.anglican.org/?p=2986

WEEK OF PRAYER FOR CHRISTIAN UNITY

MALAHIDE & PORTMARNOCK

AREA SERVICE

St Sylvester’s Church

Malahide

WEDNESDAY

23rd JANUARY 2019

AT 8PM

ADDRESS BY

Rt Rev Trevor Williams

Formerly Bishop of Limerick & Killaloe and Leader of the Corrymeela Community of Reconciliation

Christians and Justice

ALL WELCOME

]]>St. Andrew’s Nave Walls restored to Original Conditionhttp://malahide.dublin.anglican.org/st-andrews-nave-walls-restored-to-original-condition/
Tue, 18 Dec 2018 15:55:36 +0000http://malahide.dublin.anglican.org/?p=2971During our unseasonably hot summer of 2018, we commenced on a programme to resolve the issue of plasterwork falling from the walls of the nave in St. Andrew’s Church.

Having sought expert advice on the cause of the problem and the processes to be undertaken to remedy the situation , we subsequently contracted a company, specialising in Victorian plastering techniques to undertake the restoration project.

The first phase of the work involved the careful removal of all plaster from both walls of the nave. This was a slow and tedious task, carried out using hand chisels, to avoid unnecessary stress to the walls or causing damage to the stained glass windows and their surroundings.

Several layers of a lime based plaster were subsequently applied to the bare walls, allowing time for drying out between each application. The drying process was considerably helped by the unusual hot summer weather. All plastering was finally completed by early September.

The repainting of the walls was deferred until November to allow the plasterwork to fully dry out.

The final phase of the project involved the application of five coats of a white lime based paint, thereby completing the restoration work to the original Victorian standards that were typically used during the construction of the church extension in 1870.

]]>CHRISTMAS MARKET 2018http://malahide.dublin.anglican.org/christmas-market-2018/
Fri, 12 Oct 2018 10:17:28 +0000http://malahide.dublin.anglican.org/?p=2925Sat. 24th November was a great day in the life of our parish. The annual Christmas Market took place in our Parish Centre, attended by many, enjoyed by one and all, both socially and financially.

We raised in excess of €14,250, almost € 1,000 up on last year’s figure, making a major contribution towards the cost of running our parish.

A massive “THANK YOU” to everyone who helped in so many different ways, getting the stalls set up and dismantled, baking, making, giving items to be sold, welcoming everyone, selling raffle tickets, making Christmas arrangements to order, feeding everyone and clearing up at the end of the event

A special thank you is due to all who attended the event, parishioners, friends and members of the community far and near.

Personal data relates to a living individual who can be identified from that data. Identification can be by the information alone or in conjunction with any other information in the data controller’s possession or likely to come into such possession. The processing of personal data is governed by the General Data Protection Regulation (the “GDPR”).

2. Who we are —The United Parishes of Malahide, Portmarnock & St. Doulagh’s is the data controller (contact details below). This means it decides how your personal data is processed and for what purposes.

3. How do we process your personal data?

The United Parishes of Malahide, Portmarnock & St. Doulagh’s complies with its obligations under the “GDPR” by keeping personal data up to date; by storing and destroying it securely; by not collecting or retaining excessive amounts of data; by protecting personal data from loss, misuse, unauthorised access and disclosure and by ensuring that appropriate technical measures are in place to protect personal data.

We use your personal data for the following purposes: –

To enable us to provide a voluntary service for the benefit of the public in a particular geographical area as specified in our constitution;

To administer membership records;

To fundraise and promote the interests of the church;

To manage our employees and volunteers;

To maintain our own accounts and records (including the processing of gift aid applications);To inform you of news, events, activities and services running at The United Parishes of Malahide, Portmarnock & St. Doulagh’s ;

*To share your contact details with the Diocesan office so they can keep you informed about news in the diocese and events, activities and services that will be occurring in the diocese and in which you may be interested.(*only applies to parishioner data)

4. What is the legal basis for processing your personal data?

Explicit consent of the data subject so that we can keep you informed about news, events, activities and services and process your gift aid donations and keep you informed about parish and diocesan events

Processing is necessary for carrying out obligations under employment, social security or social protection law, or a collective agreement

Processing is carried out by a not-for-profit body with a political, philosophical, religious or trade union aim provided:

the processing relates only to members or former members (or those who have regular contact with it in connection with those purposes); and

there is no disclosure to a third party without consent

5. Sharing your personal data

Your personal data will be treated as strictly confidential and will only be shared with other members of the church in order to carry out a service to other church members or for purposes connected with the church. We will only share your data with third parties outside of the parish with your consent.

6. How long do we keep your personal data?

We keep data in accordance with the guidance set out within Irish Data Protection Legislation, details of which can be found here and in the guide “Keep or Bin: Care of Your Parish Records” which is available from the Church of England website here. Specifically, we retain electoral roll data while it is still current; gift aid declarations and associated paperwork for up to 6 years after the calendar year to which they relate; and parish registers (baptisms, marriages, funerals) permanently

7. Your rights and your personal data

Unless subject to an exemption under the GDPR, you have the following rights with respect to your personal data: –

The right to request a copy of your personal data which the The United Parishes of Malahide, Portmarnock & St. Doulagh’s holds about you

The right to request that the The United Parishes of Malahide, Portmarnock & St. Doulagh’s corrects any personal data if it is found to be inaccurate or out of date

The right to request your personal data is erased where it is no longer necessary for the The United Parishes of Malahide, Portmarnock & St. Doulagh’s to retain such data

The right to withdraw your consent to the processing at any time

The right to request that the data controller provide the data subject with his/her personal data and where possible, to transmit that data directly to another data controller, (known as the right to data portability), (where applicable) [Only applies where the processing is based on consent or is necessary for the performance of a contract with the data subject and in either case the data controller processes the data by automated means]

The right, where there is a dispute in relation to the accuracy or processing of your personal data, to request a restriction is placed on further processing

The right to object to the processing of personal data, (where applicable) [Only applies where processing is based on legitimate interests (or the performance of a task in the public interest/exercise of official authority); direct marketing and processing for the purposes of scientific/historical research and statistics]

The right to lodge a complaint with the Data Protection Commissioner (Ireland)

8. Further processing

If we wish to use your personal data for a new purpose, not covered by this Data Privacy Notice, then we will provide you with a new notice. The new notice will explain the new use of your personal data prior to commencing the processing. It will set out the relevant purposes and processing conditions. Where and whenever necessary, we will seek your prior consent to the new processing.

Contact Details

To exercise all relevant rights, queries of complaints please in the first instance contact the Parish Administrator, email standrewsparishmalahide@gmail.com or by phone 087 9806102.

]]>A WIN FOR THE HOMELESShttp://malahide.dublin.anglican.org/a-win-for-the-homeless-2/
Thu, 14 Jun 2018 06:37:34 +0000http://malahide.dublin.anglican.org/?p=2890Sun 20th May was the occasion for our third annual 10k/5k Charity Run/Walk. This year we altered the route to ensure that the entire event took place within the grounds of Malahide Castle, starting from and finishing at Malahide Cricket Club. Electronic timing was also introduced, so that the serious competitors had a record of their time for the distance covered and could strive to attain personal best performances.

The weather conditions were ideal for the event, dry, light winds and overcast with lower than average temperature for the time of year.

Over 150 runners, walkers, toddlers and even some dogs, took part in the event, We had a truly international field of participants, with entries from Spain, Portugal, Italy, Latvia, USA, England and Ireland.

Unlike previous years, this time there were no reports of anyone getting lost, thanks to the excellent work of our stewards, volunteers from Malahide Community School and the distances were exactly measured. Feedback by participants was very positive, with many favourable comments received by the organising committee and posted on social media.

The organising committee under the able and committed leadership of Richard Firth, wish to acknowledge our main supporters and sponsors

Sam Dennigan

Dunnes Stores

Barbara and Fred Keeling

Hilton Hotels

Malahide Cricket Club.

Finally, the real winners on the day were the homeless charities, who benefited to the sum of €2,800 approx. after deduction of expenses.

]]>Parish Accounts for the year ending 31st December 2017 are now availablehttp://malahide.dublin.anglican.org/parish-accounts-for-the-year-ending-31st-december-2017/
Mon, 16 Apr 2018 17:13:32 +0000http://malahide.dublin.anglican.org/?p=2834These are available under Communications -> Parish Accounts
]]>Rev. Gamble’s report to General Vestry Meeting 2018http://malahide.dublin.anglican.org/rev-gambles-report-to-general-vestry-meeting/
Fri, 13 Apr 2018 15:48:44 +0000http://malahide.dublin.anglican.org/?p=2819——An extract from Rev.Gamble’s address to The General Vestry Meeting——

Rev.Gamble addressing the General Vestry meeting held on Fri. 6th April highlighted the changing scene affecting how we run our parish and the need to respond to new challenges facing us.

He referred to the fact that individual parishes are now registered as charities with an assigned charity number and are now accountable to the Charity Commissioners. Stringent controls will be enforced re. the accountability of income and expenditure and all reporting will be carried out to a set of international accredited financial standards. (FRS 102).

He mentioned the new GDPR regulations, harmonising data privacy and protection across Europe, that come into force on 25th May. From a parish perspective, all personal data retained by the parish needs to be relevant and secure. An individual needs to be made aware and approve of personal data held by the parish and such data has to be accessible to the individual upon request.

All of these new legislation requirements place additional responsibilities on members of the Select Vestry to ensure proper processes are in place and that these are adhered to at all times. The need for computer skills and digital literacy are now essential elements for administering the tasks.

Rev. Gamble referred to the development of physical structure on the southern end of our parish. Thousands of dwellings are to be built in an area stretching from the Clayton Hotel to Clongriffin Station over the next few years. He asked “How do we respond to this?” and added “The question is, what is needed to attract people into St Doulagh’s, not as visitors but as members of the congregation. We must avoid simply marketing St Doulagh’s as a historical building, as has been the case until now.”

He stated “We have something to offer in the quiet reflective worship of Anglicanism which lies at the basis of the Church of Ireland today. We need to avoid trendiness and concentrate on prayerful preaching and personal living out of God’s love, power and presence, and I am absolutely certain that we can do this”.

Rev. Gamble in his concluding remarks thanked the many individuals and organisations that support our parish life.

———–Full Report may be accessed on the Parish Website by clicking on the following link Select Vestry news

]]>General Vestry Meeting 2018 Election Resultshttp://malahide.dublin.anglican.org/general-vestry-meeting-2018-election-results/
Wed, 11 Apr 2018 20:12:50 +0000http://malahide.dublin.anglican.org/?p=2817At a meeting of the General Vestry of the parish held in St Andrew’s Parish Centre, Malahide on Friday 6th May 2018, the following were elected to serve as members of the Select Vestry.

In our United Parishes we are privileged to have such a historic building as St Doulagh’s Church to worship within.

This privilege however includes the costly burden of its maintenance which because of the churches unique National Heritage status requires that any proposed conservation works comply with all the associated building regulations and in addition have official government approval.

The ‘St Doulagh’s 2020 Conservation Plan’ drawn up by Select Vestry sets out the proposal of works deemed necessary for the maintenance and development of the church within the next decade.

The reports immediate priorities are that of eliminating leaks and repairing the water damaged fabric of the stone roofed medieval structure along with repairing the slated roof of the modern 1864 church.

Permission to carry out the proposed repairs has already been applied for and granted by the Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht.

Whilst the Select Vestry have been raising funds for the proposed urgent repairs, we are pleased to report that our ‘2020 Conservation Plan’ and a commissioned Engineer’s Conservation Report have recently been submitted to Fingal County Council with a view to obtaining heritage grants towards the envisaged works.

In general conservation grants for such works, if made, are for finite amounts and must also be matched by equal sums from our own church funds thus leaving substantial balances to still be raised within the parish.

Currently we are in consultations with our appointed engineers and will be seeking tenders for the initial phase of the conservation with the expectation of commencing work in June 2018 provided grant aid and finance are in place.

Wednesday 28th February 2018 – St Andrew’s Church, the speaker will be Canon Dr David Tuohy SJ, one of Ireland’s leading educationalists who has worked with the Church of Ireland on a number of projects and was recently honoured by appointment as an ecumenical canon of Christ Church Cathedral. David’s talk will be ‘Educating Christians today’

Wednesday 7th March 2018 – Malahide Presbyterian Church, the speaker will be Dr Martyn Cowan of Union Theological Coillege, Belfast. His subject is the stress of modern living from a Christian perspective, his title ‘Crazy Busy’.

Wednesday 14th March 2018 – St Sylvester’s Church. The speaker will be Philip McKinley, Church of Ireland member of the DCU chaplaincy team. Philip was a founder of the well-known ‘Discovery Gospel Choir’ and has a deep interest in ‘The welfare of asylum seekers’.

Wednesday 21st March 2018 – Sacred Heart Church, Seabury The speakerwill be Ven Andrew Orr, Archdeacon of Leighlin and Rector of Tullow, who also chairs Eco-Parish Ireland.He will be speaking on ‘A Christian view of the environment’